In this session we looked at solar studies, looking at a project that requires careful control over solar shading. In the first instance we might want to run the shading north-south. The initial thought is that running the shading north-south would leave the outdoor areas exposed to the noon sun,…
In the session the users wanted to look at the clip cube, how to use the clip cube to create section viewports, how to create section viewports with a step in the section line, how to control the graphics on a section viewport and how to deal with the gable…
Vectorworks 2015 has some nice changes to 3D viewing. First of all, they have improved the transitions when changing views using the keyboard shortcuts. There is now a user preference that can control the time of the view transition. For example, you can speed up the view transition to a…
In this session we look at some of the new tools in Vectorworks 2015 and how they relate to site modelling. The project looks simple enough, because it’s a gently sloping site that needs a car park, an entry road and an exit road. There are also several hills that…
In this session we looked at the new story settings in Vectorworks 2015 and the way that they work with walls. Looking at the detailed construction of the project will show that the walls have to be constructed differently for different detailed situations. Using Vectorworks 2015, you can set up levels as…
In the session we looked at importing a DXF file of a complex site, using this information to create a Vectorworks site model and then creating a car park and road for this site.
Using worksheets to help improve our workflow. Worksheets are very powerful. Not only can use them to count objects and areas, but you can also use worksheets to find and edit information attached to objects. I often use worksheets to help control the data attached to objects like title blocks,…
In this session we discussed what types of things you should put in your template file, what types of things should you put your default content, title blocks (particularly the Vectorworks Architect Australia/New Zealand title block) and line types.
Continuing on with last month’s project, we looked at using Vectorworks’ Wall Framer, creating a truss roof, adding a new tool to Vectorworks, creating a truss roof using a 3D object and adding prices to materials to get a total cost.
In this session we looked at a complex 3D modelling problem of a skate park, we looked at creating section viewports, we looked at using section viewports to create internal room elevations, how to add annotations to these elevations and how to create symbols that would assist with the room…